A blend of cultures came together on Sunday, September 15th for Festival Latino at Monteith Park in Albany. The annual event featured musical and dancing performances, food specialties from Mexico and South America, and a community resource fair. … Read more »
Over 80 Oregonians braved the heavy rain on Sunday, September 9th to join in the 2019 Marys River Watershed Council Annual Celebration. An intrepid group of watershed enthusiasts joined Kathleen Westly, MRWC’s Education and Restoration Project Manager, for a before-dinner … Read more »
Twelve bilingual (Spanish-English) high school students from Corvallis joined MRWC and the Institute for Applied Ecology for a three-day peer mentor workshop on August 27, 28, and 29th to learn about watershed health and how to be peer mentors. The … Read more »
Date: May 29, 2018 Time: 5pm ’til closing Place: McMenamins Corvallis Pub 420 NW Third St., Corvallis This is the night to grab your family and friends (even your furry ones!) and head to McMenamins Corvallis Pub! A … Read more »
Let’s Pull Together to remove weeds from the places we love! On Saturday, May 19, 2018 bring your friends, your family, your group, and join in at any one of our six Let’s Pull Together locations! Our site coordinators and on-site … Read more »
When: Tuesday, April 24th, 5pm – 8pm Where: Chintimini Senior Ctr., 2601 NW Tyler Avenue, Corvallis (Multi-Purpose Room) What: Join Marys River Watershed Council staff, Board and volunteers for lively conversation about what’s important to you and your watershed. Enjoy refreshments and the … Read more »
The Willamette River Report Card gives the river an overall passing grade of B- and section grades of B for the upper Willamette (Eugene to Albany), B for the middle Willamette (Albany to Newberg), and C for the lower Willamette … Read more »
At its Saturday, June 27th meeting in Newport, Oregon, the Oregon Geographic Names Board unanimously approved the name “Lamprey Creek” for the unnamed Oak Creek tributary that originates in the Skyline West Neighborhood. Board members were very complimentary about the … Read more »
Contributed by Phil Sollins and Regina Southworth As we dig into the Corvallis Mill Race, we continue to find surprises. We knew that some time between 1967 and 1969, the historic Mill Race was closed off beyond Crystal Lake Drive … Read more »
Representatives of OSU, Corvallis Sustainability Coalition’s Water Action Team, Marys River Watershed Council and local non-profit Freshwaters Illustrated have teamed together to name an unnamed tributary to Oak Creek. The creek, just over 3 miles long,flows through Martin Luther King, … Read more »
